Original Sanskrit

तस्य सञ्जनयन्हर्षं कुरुवृद्धः पितामहः । सिंहनादं विनद्योच्चैः शङ्खं दध्मौ प्रतापवान् ॥ १-१२॥

Transliteration

tasya sañjanayanharṣaṃ kuruvṛddhaḥ pitāmahaḥ siṃhanādaṃ vinadyoccaiḥ śaṅkhaṃ dadhmau pratāpavān 1-12

English Translation

His glorious grandsire (Bhishma) , the oldest of the Kauravas, in order to cheer Duryodhana, now sounded aloud a lion’s roar and blew his conch.

Word-by-Word Meaning

tasya = his; sañjanayan = increasing; harṣaṃ = cheerfulness; kuruvṛddhaḥ = the grandsire of the Kuru dynasty (Bhishma); pitāmahaḥ = the grandfather; siṃhanādaṃ = roaring sound, like that of a lion; vinadya = vibrating; uccaiḥ = very loudly; śaṅkhaṃ = conchshell; dadhmau = blew; pratāpavān = the valiant.;

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Summary

The Yoga of Arjuna's Dejection - The crisis of conscience that begins the spiritual dialogue

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